Bone material ultrasound velocity is predictive of whole bone strength

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 861-867

  Mehta, Shreefal S ^a   Antich, Peter P ^a   Daphtary, Maithili M ^a   Bronson, Dwight G ^b   Richer, Edmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Bone material; Bone tissue; Femur; Heterogeneity; Local; Mechanical; Site specificity; Strength; UCR; Ultrasound velocity

Indexed keywords

BONE; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VELOCITY;

WAVE VELOCITY;

ULTRASONICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR SHAFT; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLECTOMETRY; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; OVARIECTOMY; RATS;

EID: 0034967106     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(01)00385-4     Document Type: Article

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